President Donald Trump speaks to the media aboard Air Force One while flying to Washington, D.C. (Nathan Howard/Getty Images)
"But I did this going by the initial expression of drill, baby, drill. Prices are coming down very strongly. And as goes gasoline and oil and gas, so goes the rest of other products that are high … We inherited a mess, and we've brought our country back," he continued.
When asked about the partial shutdown over DHS funding, Trump said it is a "Democrat shutdown" that has "nothing to do with Republicans," accusing Democrats of being upset with falling crime numbers, which he took credit for, even as data shows murder and other violent crime had been on the decline in major cities before his return to the White House.
"This is a Democrat shutdown. This has nothing to do with Republicans, and Democrats shut down. They're upset that the crime numbers are so good. They're very unhappy that there's a movement," he said.
President Donald Trump blamed Democrats for the partial government shutdown. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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Still, Trump said he is willing to meet with Democrats to discuss a plan to end the shutdown, but stressed that "we have to protect our law enforcement" and that immigration officers have "done a great job" in removing "criminals that were brought in."
The president also said he would still give his State of the Union speech scheduled for next week if there is still a shutdown.
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